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‘Long overdue’: Facebook bans white nationalism on its platforms
Facebook has banned praise, support and representation of white nationalism and white separatism on its social media platforms, including Instagram, in a move that comes in the wake of a massacre at two mosques
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Erdogan’s party battles for major cities in Turkey local polls
ISTANBUL: To hear President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the campaign trail, Turkey’s municipal elections on Sunday may be a fight for survival against foreign and domestic enemies trying to destroy the country. For many Turks,
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Iraq orders arrest of ex-governor after deadly ferry sinking
AHMEDABAD, India: Nine Iranians accused of setting their ship ablaze to try and destroy heroin stashed aboard have been rescued by India’s coast guard and held for drug offenses, officials said Wednesday.The crew made
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Nine Iranians held for smuggling drugs off Indian coast
CAIRO: The Egyptian Actors Union has cancelled the membership of two prominent former associates — Khalid Abol Naga and Amr Waked — after they attended a session in Washington, DC. criticizing the country’s human rights
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‘Desperate’ situation off Libya as rescued refugees ‘hijack’ ship
An aid group has warned of a "desperate and dangerous situation" in the Mediterranean Sea after authorities in Italy vowed to close their ports to a ship reportedly hijacked by rescued refugees and migrants. Speaking to
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Pompeo: US continues to seek answers on murder of Jamal Khashoggi
Washington, DC - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday that the US will continue to work to identify those responsible for the murder of Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi and "hold them
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Gunmen attack Chilean ambassador motorcade in Haiti
Chile's ambassador to Haiti has been attacked by armed men in a Haitian village during a visit to a clean water initiative. Patricio Utreras was visiting a project run by Fundacion America Solidaria, a
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Saudi women’s rights activists appear in court
Nearly a dozen Saudi women's rights activists have appeared before a three-judge panel to face charges related to their human rights work and contacts with foreign journalists and diplomats, in a case that has
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US man pleads guilty to hate crimes in Charlottesville car attack
A man convicted on state murder charges in a deadly car attack at a white nationalist rally in Virginia pleaded guilty Wednesday to federal hate crime charges in a case that stirred racial tensions
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Actors union expels two stars for criticizing Egypt in US
CAIRO: The Egyptian Actors Union has cancelled the membership of two prominent former associates — Khalid Abol Naga and Amr Waked — after they attended a session in Washington, DC. criticizing the country’s human rights


